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Mosby's Color Atlas and Text of Gastroenterology and Liver

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aspinall, Richard J. / Taylor-Robinson, Simon D., PUBLISHER: Mosby Ltd., Featuring more than 300 full-color illustrations, Mosby's Color Atlas and Text: Gastroenterology and Liver Disease presents comprehensive information on gastroenterology in a concise, easy to assimilate format. Key features include definition boxes, diagnostic and ong>theong>rapeutic algorithms, tables of comparative ong>dataong> and summary boxes. ong>Theong> emphasis throughout is on symptomatology, investigation, and treatment, guiding ong>theong> reader through ong>theong> correct processes to accurately diagnose and treat ong>theong> full range of gastrointestinal conditions. ong>Theong> ong>bookong> is extensively illustrated throughout, featuring full-color clinical and endoscopic photographs, ong>theong> very latest black-and-white imaging modalities, numerous definition boxes and tables, and full-color algorithms and artwork.

Risk Management: Concepts and Guidance, Third Edition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pritchard Carl L, PUBLISHER: Esi International, An encyclopedia of risk management tools, this third edition covers ong>theong> latest perspectives on risk. It focuses on a systematic approach to risk management and highlights specific techniques that enhance organizational risk identification, assessment, and management. Providing a blueprint for assessing and mitigating risk, ong>theong> ong>bookong> addresses risk processes and practices as well as specific risk management techniques. It includes four appendices that contain information on contractor risk management, list of risk sources, basic probability concepts, quantifying expert judgement, and special notes on software risk. ong>Theong> ong>bookong> concludes with a glossary of terms.

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Mining the Web: Discovering Knowledge from Hypertext Data

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chakrabarti, Soumen, PUBLISHER: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Mining ong>theong> Web: Discovering Knowledge from Hypertext ong>Dataong> is ong>theong> first ong>bookong> devoted entirely to techniques for producing knowledge from ong>theong> vast body of unstructured Web ong>dataong>. Building on an initial survey of infrastructural issues-including Web crawling and indexing-Chakrabarti examines low-level machine learning techniques as ong>theong>y relate specifically to ong>theong> challenges of Web mining. He ong>theong>n devotes ong>theong> final part of ong>theong> ong>bookong> to applications that unite infrastructure and analysis to bring machine learning to bear on systematically acquired and stored ong>dataong>. Here ong>theong> focus is on results: ong>theong> strengths and weaknesses of ong>theong>se applications, along with ong>theong>ir potential as foundations for furong>theong>r progress. From Chakrabarti's work-painstaking, critical, and forward-looking-readers will gain ong>theong> ong>theong>oretical and practical understanding ong>theong>y need to contribute to ong>theong> Web mining effort. * A comprehensive, critical exploration of statistics-based attempts to make sense of Web Mining. * Details ong>theong> special challenges associated with analyzing unstructured and semi-structured ong>dataong>. * Looks at how classical Information Retrieval techniques have been modified for use with Web ong>dataong>. * Focuses on today's dominant learning methods: clustering and classification, hyperlink analysis, and supervised and semi-supervised learning. * Analyzes current applications for resource discovery and social network analysis. * An excellent way to introduce students to especially vital applications of ong>dataong> mining and machine learning technology.

The World Almanac and Book of Facts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Janssen, Sarah, PUBLISHER: World Almanac ong>Bookong>s, "ong>Theong> World Almanac(r) and ong>Bookong> of Facts" is America's top-selling reference ong>bookong> of all time, with more than 80 million copies sold. Published annually since , this compendium of information is ong>theong> authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. Praised as a "treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information" by ong>Theong> Wall Street Journal, "ong>Theong> World Almanac(r)" contains thousands of facts that are unavailable publicly elsewhere in fact, it has been featured as a category on Jeopardy and is routinely used as a go-to, all-encompassing guide for aspiring game show contestants. ong>Theong> edition of "ong>Theong> World Almanac(r) and ong>Bookong> of Facts" will answer all of your trivia questions(r) from history and sports to geography, pop culture, and much more.

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Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications: Third

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pan, Y. / Pan, Yi / Chen, Daoxu, PUBLISHER: Springer, This ong>bookong> constitutes ong>theong> refereed proceedings of ong>theong> Third International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications, ISPA , held in Nanjing, China in November . ong>Theong> 90 revised full papers and 19 revised short papers presented togeong>theong>r with 3 keynote speeches and 2 tutorials were carefully reviewed and selected from 645 submissions. ong>Theong> papers are organized in topical sections on cluster systems and applications, performance evaluation and measurements, distributed algorithms and systems, fault tolerance and reliability, high-performance computing and architecture, parallel algorithms and systems, network routing and communication algorithms, security algorithms and systems, grid applications and systems, ong>dataong>base applications and ong>dataong> mining, distributed processing and architecture, sensor networks and protocols, peer-to-peer algorithms and systems, internet computing and Web technologies, network protocols and switching, and ad hoc and wireless networks.

Book of Tea and Herbs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ministry of Information / Amador, Gina, PUBLISHER: Cole Group, "ong>Theong> Republic Of Tea ong>Bookong> Of Tea & Herbs" is a comprehensive introduction to ong>theong> world of tea and herbs, with specific information about fine tea varietals, all organized by country and growing regions. ong>Theong>re are over 100 illustrations in this highly imaginative and entertaining volume packed with tea fact, lore, and reflection.

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The Daily Telegraph Guide to the Antique Shops of Britain

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Adams, Carol, PUBLISHER: ACC Distribution, For ong>theong> past 28 years this chunky fact-filled ong>bookong> has established itself as ong>theong> bible of antique collectors and dealers. Well-thumbed copies are to be found in ong>theong> glove compartments and ong>theong> reference shelves of enthusiasts and professionals in both ong>theong> UK and overseas. A new edition of ong>theong> guide is issued annually. In-depth information about each shop includes not only ong>theong> address and phone number, but also ong>theong> date established, opening hours, type of stock and price range, details of location, where to park, ong>theong> name of ong>theong> proprietor, and membership of trade associations. ong>Theong> Guide also contains information on auctioneers, packers and shippers, a specialist dealers' index as well as a section on services to ong>theong> antiques trade.

Multimedia and Imaging Databases

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Khoshfian, Setrag / Khoshafian / Khoshafian, Setrag, PUBLISHER: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Affordable and mainstream manipulation of multimedia ong>dataong> types will lead to tremendous growth in imaging and multimedia ong>dataong> in general computing environments. Multimedia and imaging applications can now provide benefits to common business applications by integrating voice, sound, images, animation and digitized video. Ultimately, it will be possible to convert all information that is currently stored on paper, video and film into a digitized environment. This will allow users to organize, search and route multimedia objects over local and wide area networks in real time. ong>Theong> authors' introductory level presentation of this new class of ong>dataong> types supplies ong>theong> ong>dataong>base technology required for effective manipulation and storage. Multimedia and ong>dataong>base experts, Khoshafian and Baker aptly illustrate ong>theong> ability of multimedia ong>dataong>base systems to concurrently share, access, and query large collections of multimedia information. ong>Theong>y introduce ong>theong> elemental concepts of object and relational ong>dataong>bases and ong>theong>n apply ong>theong>m to multimedia and imaging ong>dataong>bases. Fundamental ong>dataong>base topics discussed include querying, transaction support, recovery, security, and storage. This ong>bookong> provides information essential to ong>theong> incorporation of multimedia ong>dataong>bases that will improve ong>theong> quantity and quality of information manipulated by computer users in many areas including medicine, computer aided design, and information retrieval systems.

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The IBOC Handbook: Understanding HD Radio Technology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maxson, David P., PUBLISHER: Focal Press, Radio broadcast engineers seeking to design and operate HD Radio(TM) transmission systems will benefit from ong>theong> detailed exposition of ong>theong> technology. ong>Theong> ong>bookong> lays out ong>theong> entire structure of this digital transmission system. System equations are presented in a manner that is useful to those interested in ong>theong>m, while retaining a clear narrative for those who seek a general understanding of how ong>theong> technology works. ong>Theong> ong>bookong> also presents a summary of ong>theong> history of ong>theong> technology and ong>theong> NRSC-5 standard, as well as forward-looking information on emerging technologies and applications. - ong>Theong> IBOC Handong>bookong> includes numnerous diagrams and explanations of ong>theong> system protocol stack and transmission systems for digital radio. - First and only overview of ong>theong> newly approved NRSC-5 Standard - This ong>bookong> informs ong>theong> reader about ong>theong> interconnected parts of IBOC technology, on paper-- from standards setting to system architecture-- and in hardware-- from audio and ong>dataong> technology to transmission.

Text and Context: Document Storage and Processing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Susan, PUBLISHER: Springer, Text and Context: Document Storage and Processing describes information processing techniques, including those which do not appear in conventional textong>bookong>s on ong>dataong>base systems. It focuses on ong>theong> input, storage, retrieval and presentation of primarily textual information, togeong>theong>r with auxiliary material about graphic and video ong>dataong>. ong>Theong>re are chapters on text analysis as a basis for lexicography, full-text ong>dataong>bases and information retrieval, ong>theong> use of optical storage for both ASCII text and scanned document images, hypertext and multi-media systems, abstract document definition, and document formatting and imaging. ong>Theong> material is treated in an informal way with an emphasis on real applications and software. ong>Theong>re are, among oong>theong>rs, case studies from Reuters, British Airways, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Sony, and HMSO. Relevant industry standards are discussed including ISO for CD-ROM file storage, CCITT Group4 ong>dataong> compression, ong>theong> Standard Generalised Markup Language and Office Document Architecture, and ong>theong> Postscript language. Readers will benefit from ong>theong> way Susan Jones has brought togeong>theong>r this information, in a logical sequence, to highlight ong>theong> connections between related topics. This ong>bookong> will be of interest to second and third year undergraduates and MSc students in computer science, to B/TEC HTD final year computing and information science students eiong>theong>r specialising in IT or taking an IT option, and to students taking courses in IT and in business computing systems.

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Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Buckland, Raymond, PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications, Here is ong>theong> most complete self-study course in modern Wicca available, written by ong>theong> person who first went public with "ong>Theong> Old Religion" in ong>theong> United States. For group or solitary use, it includes rituals; exercises for developing psychic talents; information on all major "sects" of ong>theong> Craft; sections on tools, beliefs, dreams, meditations, divination, herbal lore, healing, ritual clothing; and much, much more. Even those who have practiced Wicca for years find useful information in "Buckland's Complete ong>Bookong> of Witchcraft," and many covens are using it as ong>theong>ir textong>bookong>. Profusely illustrated and full of music and chants.

Essentials of Communication and Orientation and Mobility for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heubner, Kathleen M. / Prickett, Jeanne G. / Welch, ong>Theong>rese Rafalowski, PUBLISHER: AFB Press, This series was designed to develop resources for educators of children who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, and severely disabled. ong>Theong> Hand In Hand materials emphasize ong>theong> communication and mobility skills crucial to independence, and provide important information to help service providers do ong>theong>ir jobs effectively. Containing contributions from more than 30 nationally recognized experts in ong>theong> field of deaf-blindness, this groundbreaking information consists of four components that can be used separately or togeong>theong>r. An in-service training guide that presents structured information and guidelines for using ong>theong> Hand In Hand materials with various audiences. Focusing on ong>theong> needs of ong>theong> trainer, this manual provides sample blueprints for individual workshops, as well as an overview of training, assessment, and evaluation. Also includes sample forms for conducting a pre-training needs assessment and post-training evaluation.

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Video Systems in an It Environment: The Essentials of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kovalick, Al, PUBLISHER: Focal Press, Audio/Video (AV) systems and Information Technology (IT) are colliding. Broadcasters and oong>theong>r AV professionals are impacted by ong>theong> transition to IT components and techniques. This is ong>theong> first ong>bookong> to focus on ong>theong> intersection of AV and IT concepts. It includes technology reviews and ong>theong> tools to understand and evaluate key aspects of hybrid AV systems. Twelve chapters encompass a broad range of information including: IT integration, AV networking, storage systems, file and metaong>dataong> formats, software platforms, reliability, element management, security, workflow improvement, AV technology, transition issues, and real-world case studies. Each chapter weaves togeong>theong>r IT and AV techniques providing ong>theong> reader with actionable information on ong>theong> issues, processes and principles of seamless AV/IT systems integration. * Explains Tapeless Workflows * Packed with 225 illustrations * Supported with 11 Appendixes covering interesting and diverse topics

The Cambridge Factfinder

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crystal, David, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Now thoroughly revised and updated, this popular reference ong>bookong> provides ong>theong> quickest and most accurate answers to ong>theong> widest possible range of questions. With more up-to-date facts and figures than any similar ong>bookong>, ong>Theong> Cambridge Factfinder is a storehouse of general and not-so-general knowledge for anyone needing information in a hurry. ong>Theong> information is clearly presented in ong>theong> form of tables, lists, maps and diagrams. Its logical ordering, attractive page design and superb index makes this ong>theong> most user-friendly source of information available. ??? Over 800 pages of up-to-date information ??? Covers all areas of human knowledge ??? Over facts and figures ??? Over 300 maps and diagrams ??? 120-page index ensuring rapid information retrieval

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Bradt Kenya Highlights

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Briggs, Philip, PUBLISHER: Bradt Travel Guides, ong>Theong> new "Kenya Highlights" takes ong>theong> best of this magnificent country and condenses it into an informative guideong>bookong> designed for those visiting on organised tours. Renowned Africa expert, Philip Briggs - author of ten Bradt guides, and arguably ong>theong> best-respected guideong>bookong> writer on ong>theong> region - chooses ong>theong> highlights of each region of ong>theong> country (including ong>theong> parks and reserves), and provides full background information, togeong>theong>r with all ong>theong> practical information required by a visitor on a tour. ong>Theong>re's a chapter offering advice on planning a safari holiday, detailed sections on wildlife, history and people, and suggested lodge accommodation (selected in conjunction with some leading tour operators to Kenya). Featuring beautiful full-colour photos and maps throughout, this ong>bookong> serves equally as a holiday planner, a travel companion and a memento of your trip.

Amphoto Black and White Data Guide: A Complete Listing of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schaub, George, PUBLISHER: Amphoto ong>Bookong>s, This efficiently organized reference brings togeong>theong>r all ong>theong> latest information on ong>theong> complete materials needed for taking and developing black and white film and prints.

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The Birth of the Earth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Jacqui / Lilly, Matong>theong>w, PUBLISHER: Kids Can Press, ong>Theong> Birth of ong>theong> Earth begins with ong>theong> Big Bang (which was actually silent), goes on to examine ong>theong> origins of planets, moons, asteroids and comets and ends with ong>theong> creation of ong>theong> Earth itself. ong>Theong> Birth of ong>theong> Earth is part of A Cartoon History of ong>theong> Earth. Each ong>bookong> closes with a timeline, a comprehensive glossary and an index. Scientific consultants, chosen for ong>theong>ir particular areas of expertise, have verified all ong>theong> factual information. Combined with humorous dialogue and comic-strip illustrations, each ong>bookong> in ong>theong> series is at once entertaining, engaging and -- educational

Obstetric and Gynecologic Dermatology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McKay, Marilynne / Braude, Peter R. / Black, Martin, PUBLISHER: C.V. Mosby, Correct diagnosis in dermatology depends largely on ong>theong> identification and interpretation of clinical signs. OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGIC DERMATOLOGY contains over 400 color illustrations and provides an essential pictorial guide to both common and uncommon skin disorders encountered in pregnancy and general gynecology. ong>Theong> text is comprehensively updated throughout, and now includes more summary information and tables giving implications for ong>theong> pregnant patient, as well as additional basic dermatologic information, such as general introductions to treatment and rashes, to help make ong>theong> ong>bookong> accessible for ong>theong> non-dermatologist reader.

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The Reference Librarian and Implications of Mediation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Katz, Linda S., PUBLISHER: Routledge, This informative volume is filled with valuable insights on ong>theong> reference librarian's role as a connecting link between information seekers and ong>theong> resources that provide answers to ong>theong>ir questions. ong>Theong> Reference Librarian and Implications of Mediation helps librarians become successful mediators by teaching ong>theong>m ong>theong> best approaches to providing resolutions or guidance to ong>theong> appropriate resources. Chapters focusing on reference skills, communication abilities, accuracy in responding to specific inquiries, and sensitivity to various groups such as paraprofessionals and nontraditional patrons teach librarians how to become more effective mediators. This provocative ong>bookong> encourages librarians to go beyond merely providing answers or resources to helping clients better understand ong>theong> physical surroundings, ong>theong> social or educational context, and ong>theong> ethical, political and economic climate in which ong>theong> process takes place. A broad selection of chapters interpret mediation and explore diverse topics including traditional mediation, ong>theong> impact of information technologies, ong>theong> need for a human context, and an increasingly diverse group of library patrons requiring mediation services. ong>Theong> Reference Librarian and Implications of Mediation shows librarians how to develop a full understanding of an inquiry, ferret out what a client really needs, and ultimately pursue an appropriate response. Specific chapters cover a wealth of mediation topics including: a call for a return to client-oriented mediation electronic reference services information paraprofessionals ong>theong> academic librarian's role in ong>theong> educational process relationship between composition teachers and reference librarians predicting mediation accuracy from user impressions ong>theong> influence of a shrinking information economy academic librarians and mediation in controversial scholarly communication

Intercultural Communication Theory: Current Perspectives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gudykunst, William B., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), ong>Theong> seventh volume of ong>theong> distinguished series International and Intercultural Communication Annuals is published for ong>theong> first time by SAGE. It is also ong>theong> first volume to be presented in a new format: ong>theong>me-oriented volumes that examine key issues in intercultural communication. Twenty four leaders in ong>theong> field contribute original essays that review ong>theong> progress made toward developing ong>theong>ories of intercultural communication. ong>Theong>ories based on traditional communication perspectives, new ong>theong>ories that are unique to this new emerging discipline, and contributions from such areas as philosophy, social psychology and linguistics are described. If one were to offer a seminar designed to take stock of ong>theong>ory in intercultural communication, this volume would be a good choice of text. One might well argue that it is ong>theong> "only" choice...this ong>bookong> provides ong>theong> beginnings of order in a field that has prided itself on its ecumenical raong>theong>r than its ordered self-view.' -- "Journal of Communication, Summer

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The Winning Edge: The Student-Athlete's Guide to College

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kilpatrick, Frances / Kilpatrick, James, PUBLISHER: Octameron Associates, This is ong>theong> ong>bookong> for students interested in college sports. It contains information on over 35 sports, on all levels of competition. ong>Theong> most comprehensive resource on athletic scholarships, it also features advice from coaches and more.

Information Sources in Finance and Banking

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lester, R. G. / Lester, Ray, PUBLISHER: Bowker-Saur, This ong>bookong> guides users to both traditional and computerized sources on all aspects of ong>theong> financial system, including historical sources; IT impact; banks and oong>theong>r financial institutions; money markets; stock markets; Euromarkets; commodity markets; foreign exchange markets; central banks; international organizations; funding agencies; news services; national and international ong>dataong> and statistics; and laws and regulations.

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Race for Bandwidth: Understanding Data Transmission

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lu, Cary, PUBLISHER: Microsoft Press, Bandwidth how much information you can move from one place to anoong>theong>r and how fast you can move it is ong>theong> lifeblood of digital communications. "ong>Theong> Race for Bandwidth: Understanding ong>Dataong> Transmission offers solid guidance to business managers as ong>theong>y make decisions about bandwidth for ong>theong> networking future of ong>theong>ir organizations. ong>Theong> ong>bookong> builds a framework for understanding bandwidth, offering concise, clear information about such key issues as types and sources of bandwidth, identifying and determining costs, and planning ahead.

Music for Little Mozarts Music Lesson Book, Bk 3

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kowalchyk, Gayle / Barden, Christine / Lancaster, E., PUBLISHER: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., ong>Theong> music in Lesson ong>Bookong> 3 is completely written on ong>theong> staff. After a review, ong>theong> new concepts taught are: Staccato, legato, slurs; Melodic and harmonic 2nds and 3rds; Melodic and harmonic 4ths and 5ths; f-p.; Bass clef C D E are taught for ong>theong> LH. Stu

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Nutrition, Toxicity, and Cancer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rowland, Ian R. / Rowland, Rowland R. / Adlercreutz, Herman, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Nutrition, Toxicity, and Cancer provides practical guidance on methodology for formulating diets and designing nutritional studies in animals and humans, in addition to valuable information on how nutrition influences specific biological processes such as biotransformation of foreign and endogenously produced compounds. ong>Theong> ong>bookong> also presents sample diets and advice on ong>theong> layout of metabolic suites. Oong>theong>r topics discussed include ong>theong> complex interactions between nutrition and carcinogenic processes, teratogenesis and mutagenesis. Toxicologists, cancer researchers, nutritionists, and biochemists should consider Nutrition, Toxicity, and Cancer to be an invaluable reference resource that provides up-to-date reviews on ong>theong> effect of diet on mammalian and microbial metabolic processes in ong>theong> body.

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